Re: access 2007 runtime
- From: Rick Brandt <rickbrandt2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:20:27 GMT
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:38:01 -0800, Kevin wrote:
Is there a way to setup different install options for a split DB using
Access 2007 Runtime? install both frontend and backend, install just
backend, install just frontend. From what I can tell it only allows one
setup option.
Any information would be appreciated.
What I do in my runtime installers is install the front end file and an
empty copy of the back end that has a different name. This is
essentially a template for the back end.
When the front end is launched it refreshes the links to the back end.
If it finds and existing back end file it links to that. If not, it
creates one using the template file and links to that. In this way the
app can be re-installed as many times as the user wants and their
existing data file is never over-written.
If I distribute a new version that has changes to the back end, then
variations on this same strategy can move all of the users existing data
into the new back end file.
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Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
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